insects Improving tiny urban greenspaces causes huge boosts in insect life Clive Thompson

climate change A stunning visualization of how racist housing policies create urban heat islands Thom Dunn

boston This-City's-Makin'-A-Comeback Bingo Card Thom Dunn

video Photographer documents replanting of old rural trees in Chinese cities Andrea James

Kids Los Angeles cools street temperatures by painting them white Andrea James

homelessness in america "Mean Streets" by Don Mitchell explores capitalism, private property, and homelessness Elías Villoro

travel The Airbnb-ification of Tenochtitlán, Mexico City Elías Villoro

twitter The Anti-Defamation League issues warnings about Musk's Twitter takeover Jason Weisberger

History Every day is Columbus Day for indigenous peoples Elías Villoro

nimbyism Sim Nimby, the game where you cannot build anything and you cannot win Gareth Branwyn

opossums Opossum hitched a ride to follow his dreams out West Jennifer Sandlin

London was almost turned into an L.A.-style highway hell by 1960s urban planners Rob Beschizza

animals How to build more sloth-friendly cities Thom Dunn

biology New study reveals that domesticated horses may have originally come from Russia Thom Dunn

high school Techy high schooler rickrolls his entire district, then helps secure its network Annie Rauwerda

climate change High temperatures are making Phoenix unlivable Mark Frauenfelder

UFOs Those times the US military hoaxed the public about extraterrestrial contact David Pescovitz

cheetos LA Times: The janitor who invented Flamin' Hot Cheetos actually didn't Mark Frauenfelder

language How the language of special education denigrates kids with disabilities Thom Dunn